[AMOUNT
of WRITING] may be a measure of INVOLVEMENT, which may be categorized as
either positive or negative, with zero for no writing.Ê Plus or Minus given by Rater to each
student comment.Ê Involvement should
correlate positively with Grade.Ê
Overall Ratings, and Amount of Writing in Research
Reports.

Note:Ê To be
identified, still, are the features of the course setting that specifically
occasions amount of writing.Ê Thus, by announcing
that amount and grade correlate, one may obtain no such correlation!